LAX66F0262

NTSB accident investigation · Maule M-4 · Lancaster, CA · February 27, 1966

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
February 27, 1966
Place
Lancaster, CA · LANCASTER, CA
Injuries
4 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N9824MMaule M-4
Status
Completed · report May 17, 1966
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
173244

From the NTSB’s public API. By law, NTSB reports can’t be used as evidence in lawsuits over the accident.

On this page

NTSB brief

NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.

----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0699  66/2/27    LANCASTER CALIF     MAULE M-4           CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1310                    N9824M              PX-  0  0  3  DUAL                      AGE 37, 665 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            3 IN TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - FOX
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           DUAL STUDENT - IMPROPER OPERATION OF BRAKES AND/OR FLIGHT CONTROLS
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE SUPERVISION OF FLIGHT
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE

Aircraft

Registration
N9824M
Reported as
Maule M-4
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Fox

Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.